Abstract Expressionism: Jack Tworkov

Jack Tworkov (1900-1982)

Study for Transverse, c.1956-7

Abandoned (1962)

Jack Tworkov (1900–1982) was a central figure of the New York School and a co-founder of the Ninth Street Club alongside artists like Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Philip Guston. His early mature style was defined by gestural Abstract Expressionism, characterized by flame-like, diagonal brushstrokes. Later in his career, he served as Chairman of the Art Department at Yale University and transitioned toward a more structured, geometrically disciplined approach to abstraction.